Data & Integration Architect

Role Description

DecisionPoint seeks a Data & Integration Architect to design and govern enterprise data models, integration flows, data contracts, and event-driven architectures that support mission-critical systems including CMS, E-EFMP, analytics platforms, and API ecosystems. This senior role ensures that data structures, pipelines, and integration patterns are secure, scalable, interoperable, and aligned with DoD and IL5 cloud requirements.

The Data & Integration Architect collaborates closely with application architects, API engineers, cloud architects, analytics teams, and cybersecurity personnel to ensure enterprise-wide consistency across data, integration, and shared information flows. This position is fully remote.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design enterprise data models, schemas, and data contracts for cross-system interoperability.
• Architect integration flows across CMS, E-EFMP, analytics systems, APIs, and shared services.
• Lead design of ETL/ELT pipelines, data transformation logic, and data ingestion processes.
• Develop event-driven architectures leveraging queues, messaging, and asynchronous workflows.
• Govern data mapping, lineage tracking, metadata strategy, and data quality standards.
• Collaborate with API architects to ensure consistent data contracts across integration layers.
• Define standards for data exchange, payload formatting, versioning, and schema evolution.
• Ensure all data and integration designs align with IL5 cloud security, RMF controls, and Zero Trust principles.
• Oversee data migration planning, modernization strategy, and cross-system interface redesigns.
• Support analytics teams with data modeling, warehouse integration, and dataset provisioning.
• Produce enterprise data architecture documents, diagrams, and reference materials.
• Participate in architecture review boards, modernization planning, and cross-team technical discussions.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in data architecture, integration engineering, or enterprise system architecture.
• Experience designing data models, ETL pipelines, and event-driven data architectures.
• Experience supporting cross-system integrations, API data flows, or large-scale data ecosystems.
• Experience designing modern data architectures in federal or DoD mission environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data modeling, schema design, and metadata strategies.
• Experience designing integration workflows using APIs, messaging, and middleware platforms.
• Knowledge of ETL/ELT tools, pipelines, and data transformation frameworks.
• Understanding of event-driven architectures (pub/sub, message queues, streaming platforms).
• Strong familiarity with AWS GovCloud IL5 data services and secure cloud architectures.
• Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity requirements, RMF controls, and Zero Trust data protection.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience with modern data platforms (Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks, or equivalent).
• Experience with API gateways, microservices, or service mesh architecture.
• Experience with data cataloging, lineage tracking, or governance tools.

Certifications

• Required: ITIL v4 Foundation
• Required: CompTIA Security+
• Preferred: AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
• Preferred: Data architecture or engineering certifications
• Preferred: CISSP, CISM, or other advanced security certifications

Skills

• Strong analytical and systems-thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and mission teams.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation discipline.
• Ability to design complex data and integration solutions spanning multiple systems.
• Strong leadership and ability to drive enterprise-wide data architecture alignment.